Heyo!
today started off a bit chaotic and full of some annoyed people. this was due to the fact that the operation scheduled for today had to be canceled because the child had eaten not five minutes before the doctors were going to start prepping him for surgery. this posed a problem since he was not supposed to eat since the night before so that he would have an empty stomach for the procedure. after finding this information, words went flying about who told the mother that the kid could eat and what to do next. after the dust had settled, it was decided that the procedure would be moved to a date that I do not know personally. however, this turned out to be a good thing as the first kid who had a diagnostic cath this morning was in need of surgery and now there was an opening. in fact, it turned out all for the better as the one whose procedure got cancelled could wait but the kid who actually got the operation may not have survived until they could operation.
once the whole drama in the morning was over, the rest of the day went by smoothly. three other cath procedures were completed smoothly and the patients were all recovering very well when we left. also the operation patient came back soon before we were about to leave, creating a little commotion, though he seemed okay when we left.also good news about the patients from yesterday: the three cath patients were all discharged with no problems and the little girl who had surgery yesterday was moved to the other floor looking much better than when she came in.
that's all for now, but feel free to ask any questions about our trip so far. talk to you tomorrow!
-Bekah A
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